Iran closes Strait of Hormuz
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The United States will hit Iran “very hard tonight” and will soon take control of the Middle Eastern country’s oil and gas infrastructure and markets, President Donald Trump said on Thursday. “At some point in the not too distant future,
With the latest exchanges of fire between the United States and Iran, the war in the Persian Gulf and its fragile ceasefire — marked by increasingly serious skirmishes — has entered a new phase, the most dangerous yet,
The US and Iran traded air attacks for a second straight day on Thursday (June 11) with President Donald Trump vowing further strikes if Tehran does not immediately agree to a peace deal.The escalation in hostilities began this week with Monday's downing of a US Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz,
US President Donald Trump says a ceasefire is still in place with Iran, despite a clash between Iran and US naval destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz for which both sides blamed the other. The US said Iran launched missiles, drones and small boats against ...
Oil prices rose after US and Iranian forces exchanged fire at the Strait of Hormuz, the first clash since the 7 April ceasefire, stoking fresh supply fears in a key global shipping lane.
The new U.S. assault across multiple Iranian cities came as efforts to negotiate a peace deal again appeared stuck.
Iran and the US continue moving toward an understanding that would open the Strait of Hormuz and could pave the way for a lasting peace. Senior officials suggested a deal could be at hand by the time Group of Seven world leaders convene next week in the French Alps.
The U.S. military says two soldiers are in stable condition after their helicopter went down near the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump says Iran shot down the helicopter, and he says the U.S. must respond.
